INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Republican Senator Tim Sheehy said on Monday night that he is leading efforts to push the No Taxpayer Funding for Terrorists Act in the US
Senate, which will prevent American financial aid from reaching Afghanistan.In a post on X, the Montana senator, who is a former Navy Seal,
said: &After fighting terrorists for years in Iraq and Afghanistan, I&m proud to lead the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act in the U.S
Senate.&The bill was originally introduced in the House of Representatives by Republican Congressman Tim Burchett to oppose financial and
material support from going to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)
The bill was passed during President Joe Biden&s administration but failed to secure Senate approval.However, on Monday, Congressman Tim
Burchett issued a statement saying he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, February 25, on the Act.He said in Monday&s statement that
while working on the bill &it was brought to our attention that weekly cash shipments of around $40 million USD were being sent to the
Afghanistan Central Bank.&Additionally, after a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in
December of 2024, Secretary Blinken admitted that around $10 million had been paid to the Taliban (IEA) in the form of taxes.&He said the
bill was &passed unanimously through both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House of Representatives
Unfortunately, then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.&&This legislation has been sat
We need to move this through both chambers and get it to President Trump&s desk,& said Burchett.The post US senator pushes bill to block US
funds from reaching Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
